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el cacho(
kah
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choh
)A masculine noun is used with masculine articles and adjectives (e.g., el hombre guapo, el sol amarillo).
1. (colloquial) (small chunk)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. bit (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Me senté en el banco de la plaza a tirarles cachos de pan a las palomas.I sat on the park bench and threw bits of bread to the pigeons.
b. piece
Arranqué un cacho de tela del viejo mantel y lo usé para lustrar los muebles.I tore a piece of cloth from the old tablecloth and used it to polish the furniture.
2. (colloquial) (used as intensifier)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. damn (colloquial) (United States)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United States
¡Quítate del medio de la carretera, cacho idiota!Get off the middle of the road, you damn fool!
b. bloody (colloquial) (United Kingdom)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom
¡Al fin llega el cacho autobús!The bloody bus is finally coming!
3. (anatomy) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. horn
El toro levantó al matador con sus cachos y lo arrojó por los aires.The bull tossed the matador into the air with its horns.
4. (container) (Latin America)
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
a. drinking horn
El rey levantó su cacho lleno de vino e hizo un brindis.The king raised his drinking horn full of wine and made a toast.
5. (dice cup) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. shaker
Cada jugador tiene que tener cinco dados en el cacho.Each player must have five dice in their shakers.
6. (game) (South America)
Regionalism used in South America: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, and Venezuela
a. cacho
En Bolivia, jugamos a un juego de dados similar a la generala llamado cacho.In Bolivia, we played a dice game similar to Yahtzee called Cacho.
a. bunch
Compré una sandía, cinco naranjas y un cacho de banana.I bought a watermelon, five oranges, and a bunch of bananas.
a. funny story
Cuéntanos otra vez ese cacho en el que corrías desnudo por la calle.Tell us that funny story about you running naked in the street again.
a. nuisance
Esa mesa en el medio del pasillo es un cacho.That table in the middle of the hallway is a nuisance.
10. (colloquial) (drug) (Colombia)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
Regionalism used in Colombia
a. joint (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
La policía arrestó a Carlos por fumar un cacho en la calle.The police arrested Carlos for smoking a joint on the street.
b. spliff (colloquial)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
¿Vas a fumarte un cacho? - No, es un cigarrillo armado hecho con tabaco.Are you going to smoke a spliff? - No, it's a rolled tobacco cigarette.
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